Zygmunt Kazanowski of the Grzymaà Âa coat of arms (born c. 1563, died 1634) was a noble (szlachcic) in the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth, He was a courtier to kings Stephen Báthory and Sigismund III Vasa, and a tutor, advisor and to Prince and later King Wà Âadysà Âaw Vasa.
He was born around 1563. He was the son of the starost and Katarzyna Tarà Âo.
Around 1590, he married Zofia Warszewicka, with whom he had children: Zofia Kazanowska (d. 1645), Helena (wife of Maksymilian Ossolià Âski), Katarzyna, Aleksandra, , and Adam. Before 1615, he married Elà ¼bieta Humnicka.
Zygmunt Kazanowski died on 13 August 1634 and was buried in St. JohnâÂÂs Collegiate Church in Warsaw, where his sons erected a monument to him.
From an early age he was trained in the art of war, initially serving as a companion in a hussar banner, later becoming its commander and receiving the rank of royal colonel. He participated in the wars of Stephen Báthory, including the Moldavian campaign of 1600, the Siege of Biaà Ây Kamieà  (Weissenstein) of 1602, and the Battle of Kircholm (1605).
He supported the royal court during the Zebrzydowski Rebellion; during this period (in 1607), a panegyric entitled Korona Polska bardzo smutna proà Âby serdeczne czyni (âÂÂThe Polish Crown, deeply saddened, makes heartfelt pleasâÂÂ) was dedicated to him.
During the Russian campaign of 1617, he supported his relative Marcin Kazanowski against Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, which historian assessed negatively as intrigue-driven factiousness.
He participated in the Chocim campaign, which was his last military expedition.
He served as a courtier at the courts of Stephen Báthory, Sigismund III Vasa, and Wà Âadysà Âaw IV Vasa. He educated court youth and Prince Wà Âadysà Âaw Vasa in military arts, becoming an influential royal adviser when Wà Âadysà Âaw ascended the throne. At Wà Âadysà ÂawâÂÂs court, from 1633 he held the rank of praefectus cubiculi (), was a member of the war council, and played a significant role in the kingâÂÂs campaigns.
From 1588, together with his brother , he inherited from his father the starosty of Fellin. From 1607 he was starost of Kokenhusen; from 1613, starost of Krosno; from 1617 starost of Barcice, and from 1633 starost of Mukarów, Solec, and Kà Âobuck.
Before 1607, he participated in a diplomatic mission to Hungarian territories. He took part in the royal election of 1632 as a member of the delegation presenting the king-elect, and personally served as an elector of Wà Âadysà Âaw IV Vasa from the Sandomierz Voivodeship. He signed the kingâÂÂs pacta conventa.
During the funerals of King Sigismund III and Queen Constance, he carried the royal insignia.
In 1630, he wrote Dyskurs o sejmie w 1630 r. (âÂÂDiscourse on the Sejm of 1630âÂÂ) concerning parliamentary reform. He was also the author of a work on the reign of Sigismund III entitled Res gestae Sigismundii Tertii Poloniae et Sueciae Regis, Magnique Ducis Lituaniae, dedicated to Prince Wà Âadysà Âaw.